Swipe, power move, rotation of the upper body supported by the legs followed by a rotation of the lower body supported by the arms.

The swipe is one of the oldest power moves, having entered breaking in the mid-1970s. It was developed by Spy around 1978 (Guzman-Sanchez gave "late 1976" ), evolving from the two step .¹ The Zulus² were also known to do swipes around this time, according to BOM5 . Mr. Freeze recalls having seen swipes in 1979 . It was mentioned in the first news article on breaking in 1981 . Beat Street features both the one-leg and two-leg variations .

Baby Swipe

v. two step

Elbow Swipe

Also forearm swipe. Swipe on the forearms.

Head Swipe

v. track

One-Hand Swipe

Also one-arm swipe. Swipe where only one arm touches the ground.

One-Leg Swipe

Swipe where only one leg touches the ground.

Top Swipe

Also up swipe. Swipe started from a standing position.

Two-Leg Swipe

Swipe where both legs touch the ground nearly simultaneously.

• Swipe variations by F.E

1. A dance move resembling swipes was performed in the 1942 "Soundie" Caravan . However, Aby claimed that the swipe developed from the baby swipe (which had earlier developed from the helicopter) .
2. Referring to the b-boys and b-girls in the nascent Zulu Nation, i.e. the Zulu Masters, Zulu Kings, Zulu Queens, Shaka Zulus, etc. .